Publish or Perish
Definition
An aphorism describing the pressure researchers feel to publish academic manuscripts, often in high prestige academic journals, in order to have a successful academic career. This pressure to publish a high quantity of manuscripts can go at the expense of the quality of the manuscripts. This institutional pressure is exacerbated by hiring procedures and funding decisions strongly focusing on the number and impact of publications.
References:
- Case, C. M. (1928). Scholarship in Sociology. Sociology and Social Research, 12, 323–340. http://www.sudoc.fr/036493414
- Fanelli, D. (2010). Do Pressures to Publish Increase Scientists’ Bias? An Empirical Support from US States Data. PLOS ONE, 5(4), e10271. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010271
Originally drafted by: Eliza Woodward
Reviewed by: Nick Ballou, Mahmoud Elsherif, Helena Hartmann, Annalise A. LaPlume, Sam Parsons, Timo Roettger, Olmo van den Akker
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